Launch Boston Dynamics · Amazon — Russ Tedrake Boston Dynamics appoints Russ Tedrake, formerly Amazon's AI chief, as CEO as the company prepares to commercialize its Atlas humanoid robot. Amid Its Big Humanoid Robot Rollout, an Ex-Amazon AI Chief Will Now Lead Boston Dynamics · Gizmodo
Launch NASA NASA is building humanoid robots designed to operate on the Moon and Mars, extending human capability beyond Earth's gravity wells. NASA develops humanoid robots for Moon and Mars missions · Aerospace Global News
Launch Chef Robotics · NVIDIA Chef Robotics is deploying NVIDIA's Isaac platform to build robots that can handle food preparation tasks with greater dexterity and learning capacity. Chef Robotics Advances Physical AI for Food Manipulation With the NVIDIA Isaac Platform · Business Wire
Launch RoboParty RoboParty has unveiled the RP1, an open-source humanoid robot aimed at democratizing access to physical AI hardware. RoboParty unveils RP1 open-source humanoid robot · Engineering.com
Launch Tesla Tesla is targeting 1,000 Optimus humanoid robots per week in a production acceleration that would represent the first mass-scale deployment of a general-purpose physical AI system. Tesla Targets 1,000 Optimus Robots Produced Weekly In Rapid Production Ramp-Up · BGR
Launch TwelveLabs TwelveLabs released Pegasus 1.6, a video-understanding model designed to equip physical AI systems with visual reasoning capabilities. Pegasus 1.6 brings video understanding to physical AI, says TwelveLabs · The Robot Report
Launch Waymo Waymo has begun operating fully driverless vehicles on downtown Detroit streets, marking the company's expansion into a new major city. Driverless cars hit the streets of downtown Detroit as Waymo begins its fully autonomous phase · WXYZ 7 News Detroit
Launch Autonomous freight trucks are now operating on roads in Central Ohio, marking an expansion of driverless logistics beyond pilot programs. Driverless, autonomous freight trucks operating in Central Ohio · The Columbus Dispatch
Launch Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman conducted the maiden flight of an autonomous drone, marking a step forward in the defense contractor's push into unmanned aircraft systems. Northrop Grumman’s Autonomous Drone Just Took Its First Flight · The National Interest
Launch A2Z Drone Delivery A2Z Drone Delivery has been selected to run unmanned delivery trials in Indonesia, expanding commercial drone operations into Southeast Asia. A2Z Drone Delivery Selected for Indonesia UAS Delivery Trials · UASweekly.com
Launch Sesame Solar · Target Arm · AG3 Labs Sesame Solar, Target Arm, and AG3 Labs have partnered to deploy a domestic nanogrid system designed to sustain continuous drone operations. Sesame Solar, Target Arm and AG3 Labs Partner to Launch the First Made-in-USA Persistent Drone Operations Nanogrid · WebWire
Launch Ukraine has developed the Stormbird, a new small drone designed to operate in areas where larger unmanned systems cannot reach. Ukraine Builds New Stormbird Drone to Strike Where Larger UAVs Can’t Operate · UNITED24 Media
Launch XMX Defense XMX Defense is breaking ground on a drone hub in Mineral Wells, Texas, marking a physical expansion of the defense contractor's operations. XMX Defense Breaks Ground on Drone Hub in Mineral Wells · Dallas Innovates
Launch Kraken Robotics · Saab UK Kraken Robotics and Saab UK have jointly developed an autonomous vessel called Drone Seeker that detects and neutralizes hostile drones. Kraken & Saab UK Develop Autonomous C-UAS ‘Drone Seeker’ Vessel · Unmanned Systems Technology
Launch Merge Labs — Sam Altman A new neurotech startup has launched to compete with Merge Labs, the brain-computer interface company backed by Sam Altman. A New Neurotech Startup Launches to Rival Sam Altman’s Merge Labs · WIRED
Launch Bridge Neurotech · Butterfly Network Bridge Neurotech and Butterfly Network are partnering to develop a non-invasive brain-computer interface using ultrasound technology. Bridge Neurotech And Butterfly Network Announce Partnership To Develop Fully Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interface · TradingView
Funding Waymo Waymo expanded its private debt financing to $5 billion, signaling aggressive capital-raising to scale its autonomous vehicle operations. Waymo Boosts Private Debt Deal to $5 Billion in Push for Growth · Bloomberg.com
Research General Atomics Aeronautical Systems The US Navy and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems are developing autonomous mission-planning capabilities for coordinated drone swarms. US Navy & GA-ASI Advance Autonomous Drone Swarm Mission Planning · Unmanned Systems Technology
Research MIT researchers have developed a planning system that guarantees collision-free flight paths for autonomous robots. Planning system ensures a robot’s flight path will remain collision-free · MIT News
Research Researchers have developed a soft bioelectronic hydrogel interface that measures forces on brain tissue during surgery and monitors injury in real time. A soft bioelectronic system with a responsive hydrogel neural interface for direct force quantification and real-time intraoperative craniocerebral injury monitoring · Nature